bug/cast-ids-to-string

[fivetran-catfritz]

PR Overview

This PR will address the following Issue/Feature:

• [Bug] Incompatible datatypes in greenhouse__interview_enhanced joins #26
• [Documentation] Move badges below H1 heading #27

This PR will result in the following new package version:

• v0.8.0 because of casting changes.

Please provide the finalized CHANGELOG entry which details the relevant changes included in this PR:

Breaking Changes

• Casted *_id fields as strings in upstream stg_* models to ensure compatibility in downstream joins.

Documentation

• Update dbt documentation definitions.
• Update README formatting.

Under the Hood

• Added an additional integration test to verify functionality when greenhouse_using_* variables are disabled.

PR Checklist

Basic Validation

Please acknowledge that you have successfully performed the following commands locally:

• dbt run –full-refresh && dbt test
• dbt run (if incremental models are present) && dbt test

Before marking this PR as "ready for review" the following have been applied:

• The appropriate issue has been linked, tagged, and properly assigned
• All necessary documentation and version upgrades have been applied
• docs were regenerated (unless this PR does not include any code or yml updates)
• BuildKite integration tests are passing
• Detailed validation steps have been provided below

Detailed Validation

Please share any and all of your validation steps:

• I was able to recreate the issue with the seed data in Big Query:

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• The updates resolve the error, however I was unable to run consistency tests due to the cast changes.

If you had to summarize this PR in an emoji, which would it be?

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[fivetran-joemarkiewicz]

@fivetran-catfritz thanks for working on this PR! Just a few small comments and requests before approval. Let me know once it's ready for re-review!

[fivetran-joemarkiewicz]

Reminder to swap before merge

[fivetran-catfritz]

@fivetran-joemarkiewicz thanks--I have updated!

[fivetran-joemarkiewicz]

LGTM